Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 11The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Look for them around 10 p.m. local daylight time, roughly one-quarter up in the western sky. In addition to their closeness ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...

The world quietens, and the sky itself heralds the coming of the stars. For an astronomer, twilight signals a welcoming to the universe, and the anticipation of that is one of the best things I know.

Starting at a welcome table at the base of the dune, visitors will stroll through a lantern-lit one-mile trail up to the dune climb at dusk. There will be drop-in telescope stations provided by the ...

Twilight star Cam Gigandet's new movie Shrapnel has received an unwanted record on Rotten Tomatoes. Premiering on Sky Cinema next month, Shrapnel sees Gigandet alongside Jason Patric (The Lost ...

In the morning sky, you can’t miss Venus, shining more brilliantly than any star. There’s a glorious sight on the morning of 19 June when the crescent Moon hangs directly above the Morning Star.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion ...

Summer’s brightest stars appear, echoing these Earth-bound lights, beginning around 9:20 p.m. through mid-month.

Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS graced in the dawn twilight at the end of September; in mid-October it will be brilliant in the evening sky. (C messier) Next week look out for the most spectacular sky ...